Hydrophobia goes XBLA exclusive

Bloody norah, what a diabolical voice-over!

Difficult to generate much excitement about this one given how long it’s been in development, but EG seem to be suggesting that it’s Microsoft themselves publishing so perhaps there’s something in it after all?

Length of development has nothing to do with it – it’s about attaining a level of quality.

And it looks outstanding.

Haven’t they been making a PS3 version side by side with this?
Only to confirm it’s a 360 exclusive?
It must eb timed then, I doubt they’d put so much effort into a PS3 version only to scrap it.
If I recall, at one point it was a PS3 exclusive, then went Multiformat.
Now it’s completely shifted the other way

I thought this was going to be a survival/puzzle game. That looks more like a generic shooter. :/

I dunno about ‘outstanding’, Shaka. It looks sort of interesting, but I wouldn’t go any further than that.

The amount of exclusivity will very much depend on whether it really is being published by Microsoft now, Eregol. If they are publishing it themselves then that’ll be the end of it for PS3.

Incidentally, there’s a countdown on their web site which is due to expire in about two hours from now.

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It looks average at best, as for quality there’s none showing in that small clip.

I’m not holding my breath seeing as its a LIVE game and theres a crazy low size limit for games on there.

@Gekidami: get a brain. Chime a game that could be done with 80 Mbs and use of MP3 quality sound, uses 800Mbs just for sound quality. PSN has shitty releases, and it has nothing to do with size… crap support, crap games, crap platform.

itsucks: You saw what happened to RGW1982 – why tempt providence?

Geki, there are Live games that are pushing 2gb in size now. The old size limits are ancient history.

piss off with the system war shite, getting tired reading this garbage across websites. grown men acting all defensive/aggressive over a console, get a grip eh?

The voice, the VOICE.

I turned off this after i listened to this

Most awful voice of the year.

You have to remember, in my journalism days, I actually saw the game. I haven’t played it, but it has some really interesting game mechanics, and yes, the water does look that good in motion.

Crazy man takes an elite group of people to work on grand scientific ideas to save mankind in an underwater base that springs lots of leaks? Where have I heard that premise before…?

The game looks interesting enough for me to overlook the seemingly generic story, hopefully this will be another Shadow Complex in terms of quality.

That’s not the story at all. It’s set on ‘Queen of the World’ the largest ship ever created, which is attacked by terrorists.

Anyway, I think it’s great, and I’m sure you’ll be converted.

Countdown expires in three minutes!

Well that’s a bit disappointing – it’s just the screenies and the video that we’ve already seen!

The press release does seem to suggest that Microsoft are publishing this themselves, though. So that’s probably the end of the other versions, sadly.

probably get this, visually its decent for a download title

The voice is pretty ridiculous isn’t it. Disappointed this isn’t coming to PS3 though. Don’t have a 360 so will hold my breath for this.

OMG THAT VOICE!!!

not enough to judge the game on but FUCKING HELL THAT VOICE!!!